AXL SPEAKS!!!

[Doc Emmett Brown]

I'm speechless.  I am without speech.

I feel I must express myself with emoticons instead.  :D


wait. I figured out something to say.  Above all, I am happy and relieved to see him expressing himself with more self-security and acceptance.  This is a FAR CRY from the Buckethead ranting or the infamous press release of yore.

I dont think he has given up being a perfectionist.  It's part of who he is.  But it seems that he is finally willing to let go because he feels more comfortable now.

And I cant believe he talked to Izzy!!

[Sukie]

I deleted the original post 'cause it was sooooo wrong.   

[Veon]

I still wouldn't be surprised if we get more than 13 songs on CD.   When he said "of those 13, are slated for the album", I took that to mean that of the 26 FINISHED, 13 are slated.  In other words, a few of the "Unfinished 6" could still potentially be included on CD... But what the hell do I know?

[SINSHINE]

it's really comical when you stop and think about it.

Would make for an interesting setting for a one act play. They could call it "Waiting for Uncle Axl."

[chineseblues]

Yes, but isn't there a quote where Axl said something like he'd be there when there was no music?  Dang...wish I could find where that was stated. 

I kind of took it to mean that the music out there today is mostly crap and we would hear REAL music this year...real music being GN'R, of course.

Somebody dig up that quote that I butchered so horribly, please!   

Uh I think you mean the quote by the character Axl does on gta: san andreas. Its something like "When the music stops ill be there".

[DunkinDave]

Any chance "Better" = "Riyadh and the Bedouins"?

The lyrics for Riyadh include the word "better", and "Riyadh and the Bedouins" does sound like a temporary title.

But who knows - maybe we'll actually find out this year!

 

[Sukie]

Yeah, that was it. ? ?It was from the When the Music Starts Rocking, I'll Be There thread so ignore the previous post. ?

I don't spend much time around here anymore and knew I'd read something like that lately but couldn't remember where. ?Oh, well... ?I'm going back into no posting mode now. ?

[NickNasty]

vector: I appreciate you trying to temper the now over-rampant optimism here, but honestly, i just don't see how this couldn't be it-i cant see him playing live shows this year, if that's what they're in fact planning, without a relatively full plate of new material to showcase-not just a single. could i be wrong? sure! but i think im going to take just one moment and believe this is it.

[-Jack-]

well .. if we're gunna nitpick , I'm actually listening to music right now , so year people will and have heard music this year. lmao.

The sound of music starts now! (just turn on your radio/cd/mp3 player.)

I think that coulda been the funniest post ever. Haha.

And on the "only 13 songs!?" topic... Appetite only had 12.. and was a milestone record... so..

plus.. we'll get the other ones sooner or later

[Wooody]

Seriously though , when I actually walk into a store and buy Axl's album it will seem like a long chapther of my life is over. Since waiting for this album I've brought a child into the world , watched friends , family , relationships , pets , jobs come and go .... it seems like the one constant has been waiting for this fucking album of music.

LMFAO. 

I'll just be glad to be able to go buy it , hear it and have this all OVER with , cause never again will I put as much into waiting for an album of music like I did this one. Constant trolling of GNR boards at all hours of the day for any tidbit of info , the work you put into trying to convince people the new band are cool and the material will be strong and axl still "has it" ... it's really comical when you stop and think about it.

  you are not alone man  idunno if i should laugh or cry 

[killingvector]

vector: I appreciate you trying to temper the now over-rampant optimism here, but honestly, i just don't see how this couldn't be it-i cant see him playing live shows this year, if that's what they're in fact planning, without a relatively full plate of new material to showcase-not just a single. could i be wrong? sure! but i think im going to take just one moment and believe this is it.

I'll believe it when he says it. In fact, he can't even commit to any live shows this year. He says that he will wait and see how things go.

I don't mean to temper optimism but there really isn't any evidence that this album is coming this year. In fact, the only confirmed fact is that it isn't done yet. Forget Slash's comments, forget Merck's 2005 projection...the reality is the album will not be done until the six songs are finished and the tracklist is chosen.

I love this interview b/c it is a terrific update on the progress of the album. But i'm not excited for a the reaping yet.

[Wooody]

I'm speechless.  I am without speech.

hi contanza 

[Saul]

I predict this thread will reach 100 pages in record time. Or at the very least before democracy is released.

People will make posts this year.

[killingvector]

Booker may even make an appearence...

[NickNasty]

I'll believe it when he says it. In fact, he can't even commit to any live shows this year. He says that he will wait and see how things go.

I don't mean to temper optimism but there really isn't any evidence that this album is coming this year. In fact, the only confirmed fact is that it isn't done yet. Forget Slash's comments, forget Merck's 2005 projection...the reality is the album will not be done until the six songs are finished and the tracklist is chosen.

I love this interview b/c it is a terrific update on the progress of the album. But i'm not excited for a the reaping yet.

Allright-well there are people here and elsewhere who can contact Merck and see if we're taking things out of context here...i gotta think with the mania this is causing he can't keep silent.

[Luigi]

Thanks for clearing the air Axl

[the dirt]

Allright-well there are people here and elsewhere who can contact Merck and see if we're taking things out of context here...i gotta think with the mania this is causing he can't keep silent.

Yeah, ask the guy who said 2005 wiould be the year of GNR...

[NickNasty]

Yeah, ask the guy who said 2005 would be the year of GNR...

and perhaps it was true at the time he said it. as we know things change---but if new music is coming out this year in any capacity-he's the mouthpiece who can confirm it.

[realgunner]

YOOOOOO!!!

 Halle-fuckin'-lujah!!!! ?Man,this is awesome!! We're "gonna hear music this year"!! ?

 I was excited just to see him in those pics from the party. Now this!!! Hell yeah!! ?

 It was soooo cool to hear him talk nice about Slash,wasn't it? And he's been talkin' to Izzy

 too! Gotta love this guy! I agree,I couldn't care less about a reunion,it's just great to hear

 him compliment Slash and not say anything negative.

 It's for real this time. I don't think we'll see a reunion any time soon

 but,we will have Chinese Fuckin' Democracy in our motherfuckin' hands!! ?

  ?: ?ok: ?

 I agree,our wait is coming to a close...............

 ? ?GNR FOREVER!!

 ? ? ? MATT

I don't understand you, ? ?you don't care about a reunion but you're calling yourself a GN'R fan and forever.

[Vicious Wishes]

wow...holy shit...he's still alive?...that's pretty fuckin cool, but remember he's promised other things before. 'We'll be back next summer, blah, blah', something to that effect. That also came from the horses mouth. I'll believe it when I'm rollin a jay off the cd case.